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Washington, District Of Columbia QuickFacts

	Washington, District Of Columbia	United States
Total population	572,059	281,421,906
State	District of Columbia
City	washington

Washington, District Of Columbia Population

	Washington, District Of Columbia	%, Washington, District Of Columbia	United States
Male	269,366	47.09%	49.06%
Female	302,693	52.91%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.6		35.3

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	Washington, District Of Columbia	%, Washington, District Of Columbia	United States
18 years and over	457,067	79.9%	74.31%
21 years and over	425,229	74.33%	69.97%
62 years and over	82,342	14.39%	14.66%
65 years and over	69,898	12.22%	12.43%

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	Washington, District Of Columbia	%, Washington, District Of Columbia	United States
White	176,101	30.78%	75.14%
Black or African American	343,312	60.01%	12.32%
Asian	15,189	2.66%	3.64%
Some other race	24,011	4.2%	5.46%
Two or more races	13,446	2.35%	2.43%

Washington, District Of Columbia Housing

	Washington, District Of Columbia	%, Washington, District Of Columbia	United States
Total households	248,338		105,480,101
Family households (families)	114,166	45.97%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	134,172	54.03%	31.94%

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	Washington, District Of Columbia	%, Washington, District Of Columbia	United States
Total housing units	274,845		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	26,507	9.64%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	248,338	90.36%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	101,214	36.83%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	147,124	53.53%	30.77%

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	Washington, District Of Columbia	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	646	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	13,574	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	21,954	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	11,261	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	8,631	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	11,977	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	6,695	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	1,551	0.57%
Median (dollars)	157,200	119,600

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	Washington, District Of Columbia	%, Washington, District Of Columbia	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	56,904	22.91%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	74,124	29.85%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	32,579	13.12%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	33,146	13.35%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	23,233	9.36%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	28,352	11.42%	9.65%

Washington, District Of Columbia Education

	Washington, District Of Columbia	%, Washington, District Of Columbia	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	157,475		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	9,409	5.97%	6.47%
Kindergarten	7,400	4.7%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	54,474	34.59%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	26,694	16.95%	21.38%
College or graduate school	59,498	37.78%	22.81%

Washington, District Of Columbia Economy

	Washington, District Of Columbia	%, Washington, District Of Columbia	United States
Population 16 years and over	469,041		217,168,077
In labor force	298,225	63.58%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	294,952	62.88%	63.39%
- - Employed	263,108	56.09%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	31,844	6.79%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	10.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	3,273	0.7%	0.53%
Not in labor force	170,816	36.42%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	252,087	53.75%	51.66%
In labor force	151,760	32.36%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	151,071	32.21%	29.65%
- - Employed	134,470	28.67%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	34,987	7.46%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	21,779		12,787,501

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	Washington, District Of Columbia	%, Washington, District Of Columbia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	248,590		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	36,939	14.86%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	14,594	5.87%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	28,443	11.44%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	30,592	12.31%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	35,311	14.2%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	39,553	15.91%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	22,437	9.03%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	20,790	8.36%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,292	3.34%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	11,639	4.68%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	40,127		41,994

	Washington, District Of Columbia	%, Washington, District Of Columbia	United States
With earnings	195,434	41.67%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	64,401		56,604
With Social Security income	48,388	10.32%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	8,960		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	11,521	2.46%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,935		6,320
With public assistance income	13,664	2.91%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,307		3,032
With retirement income	44,597	9.51%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	26,348		17,376

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